After obtaining the Seven Divinities Flower, Ye Yunfei didn’t pause for even a second. He activated his movement, crossed the deep pool, fled from the opposite shore, and plunged headlong into the nearby rugged mountains.
Spiritual Wind Steps were supremely profound. Under Ye Yunfei's full power, they produced ghostly afterimages, shifting his position rapidly with extreme speed.
"What?"
All the martial artists were stunned speechless.
After fighting fiercely for so long, a large group of Earth Realm experts had actually allowed a mere Body Tempering Sixth Level trash to easily pluck that Seven Divinities Flower!
Roar...!
That Ninth-Order Demonic Crocodile was even less able to accept this fact. In its violent rage, it vented on the human martial artists before it.
Boom...
It opened its bloodthirsty maw, snapping wildly, and its thick, short tail swept in every direction. In an instant, a group of martial artists was killed by it.
"Damnable beast! Everyone, join forces and kill it!"
The demonic crocodile finally provoked collective fury. All the martial artists rushed at it together, sealing and attacking it with their full power, sparing no effort.
Moments later, the crocodile could no longer hold its ground and was severely wounded.
Roar!
Driven by a fierce will to live, it exhausted its final strength to fight a bloody path through the attackers and flee toward the distance.
A group of martial artists pursued desperately from behind.
The terrified demonic crocodile ran frantically, barging in every direction. It soon left the grassy area and broke into the dense mountain ridges.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a pitch-black dagger abruptly materialized above the demonic beast's neck and plunged fiercely deep into its massive existing neck wound, twisting wildly.
Roar...
The demonic crocodile wailed in agony, thrashing desperately.
Several breaths later.
The crocodile's movements suddenly ceased. Its head lolled to one side. Dead!
Then Ye Yunfei appeared, directly stuffing the crocodile's corpse into his spatial ring.
Ye Yunfei hadn't gone far at all; he’d kept thinking about this demonic crocodile, so he had secretly doubled back.
A Ninth-Order demonic beast held immense value for Ye Yunfei!
"Look! That brat's back!"
The pursuing martial artists behind spotted Ye Yunfei. Each of them burned with righteous indignation, running with all their might to chase him.
"Hahaha..."
Having obtained both the Seven Divinities Flower and this Ninth-Order Demonic Crocodile, Ye Yunfei was in high spirits. He laughed heartily.
Amidst his laughter, Ye Yunfei fled into the distance and soon vanished into the vast, boundless jungle.
The huge group of martial artists behind him howled with rage, giving close pursuit.
Within the rugged mountains, Ye Yunfei deployed his movement technique, running at full speed.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei pushed Spiritual Wind Steps to its absolute limit.
The pursuers, especially those Earth Realm experts, were in no mood to let him escape. Each chased with desperate vigor.
But helplessly, Ye Yunfei's movement speed was simply too fast.
They watched the distance between themselves and Ye Yunfei grow ever larger.
Approximately half an hour later.
"Finally shaken off all pursuit!"
Ye Yunfei found that the pursuers behind him had all disappeared, and he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"My head aches terribly!"
The moment he relaxed, Ye Yunfei immediately felt as if his head was about to split open.
Earlier, to seize the Seven Divinities Flower, Ye Yunfei had unleashed over a dozen Soul-Devouring Needles to attack a dozen Earth Realm experts.
His Soul Power consumption had been immense!
His head throbbed with explosive pain, and his whole body felt drained.
"Better not force things so recklessly in the future."
Ye Yunfei smiled wryly.
"But... at last I can start cultivating the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art!"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat excited.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei found a precipitous cliff face.
A well-hidden cave, shielded by dense vines, was embedded in the rock wall.
Ye Yunfei crawled into the cave.
First, he sat cross-legged. After resting for about an hour, he finally felt his Soul Power recover somewhat and the headache recede.
"Begin!"
Ye Yunfei produced a large iron cauldron and a large quantity of spiritual herbs.
This multitude of herbs had been purchased by Ye Yunfei from Lingzhen Pavilion before coming to the Heavenly Beast Forest.
Ye Yunfei tossed all these herbs into the large cauldron in one go.
Then he took out hundreds of fist-sized bottles and over a hundred demonic cores.
The bottles were filled with vibrant red blood!
The demonic cores were naturally all from demonic and demonic beasts!
All of it was Bloodline Essence. Ye Yunfei had to hunt over a thousand demonic beasts to collect this much.
Next, Ye Yunfei extracted the Bloodline Essence from the demonic crocodile.
The Bloodline Essence from this crocodile was not only abundant but also of excellent quality!
Finally, Ye Yunfei threw all the Bloodline Essence and demonic cores into that large cauldron.
"Great!"
Ye Yunfei removed the demonic crocodile's corpse.
"A Ninth-Order demonic beast's core is indeed extraordinary!"
He dug out a core swirling with baleful demonic energy from the crocodile's skull, feeling a touch of pleasant surprise.
The demonic beast’s core could also be used to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art—with even better results!
"True Demon Inheritance, guide my sacred art. Fuse myriad spirit bloodlines, forge my demonic form!"
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged, his hands moving like butterflies through flowers as he rapidly formed a series of strange magical seals, continuously channeling them into the large cauldron.
Boom...
The cauldron suddenly burst into blazing flames.
The inferno grew increasingly fierce!
"It's time!"
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei stripped off all his clothes and jumped into the cauldron.
Aaah...!
Immediately, Ye Yunfei screamed in agony.
The Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art was an inheritance technique of the True Demon Race. Only demon tribesmen with robust physiques could normally withstand such fire refinement.
Now, Ye Yunfei’s human body was enduring the fiery tempering. One could imagine the immense pain.
His flesh, his soul, hurt to the extreme, as if on the verge of complete annihilation.
"No pain, no gain. Endure hardship to stand above others!"
Ye Yunfei's roar echoed from within the cauldron.
And so, the inferno within the cauldron blazed for a full day and night!
One day later.
The flames finally extinguished.
Inside the cauldron, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged, motionless like an old monk in deep meditation.
At a certain moment.
Suddenly.
Ye Yunfei's eyes snapped open, a sharp glint flickering fleetingly within his pupils.
Roar...
Ye Yunfei felt every part of his body—limbs, organs, even blood vessels and skin—had become as solid as iron and brimming with immense strength. He couldn't help but roar skyward.
Bang!
Releasing the full force of his physical strength, the iron cauldron forged from black iron instantly shattered into countless pieces, scattering explosively.
Ye Yunfei stood up.
His muscles radiated a jade-like luster, yet they also faintly emitted an eerie red demonic light, like a piece of crimson treasure.
With a gentle clenching of his fist, an entire series of fearsome, crackling explosive sounds immediately erupted from his whole body.
It was like lighting a string of firecrackers!
The air around his body was also squeezed and churned wildly by the terrifying power of his physique, like a roaring hurricane.
"The first layer of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art... successfully cultivated!"
Ye Yunfei revealed a satisfied expression.
"The power behind my fist now is, at minimum, seventy to eighty thousand jin!
Even an Late Stage Earth Realm martial artist wouldn't dare directly take one of my punches!
The inheritance technique of the True Demon Race is truly extraordinary.
No wonder the True Demon Race holds a place among the myriad races in the Three Thousand Worlds."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei felt his entire being overflowing with infinite power.
"I expect those guys outside are still searching everywhere for me, wanting to snatch the Seven Divinities Flower in my hand.
Heh, just right. I also want to use them to test my hands."
A thick killing intent shone in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
Having successfully cultivated the first layer of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art, Ye Yunfei could now handle any Late Stage Earth Realm martial artist with ease.
"Whoever dares provoke me, dies!"
Radiating murderous intent, Ye Yunfei strode out of the cave.